Dr. Darlene Smith-Senior Pastor Dr. Smith is a native of Chicago, IL. She is a dynamic end-time voice trumpeting a clarion call to the Body of Christ & the world. Motivated by an intense desire to see God's people transformed and to see God's kingdom come, and His will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. She ministers the word of the Lord to bring restoration, strength, and breakthrough, under the powerful anointing, by making known the righteous decrees of God that brings about a transformation, without compromising the word of God. She ministers to God's people by challenging the hearers to put God's word in action, so that they may fulfill God's purpose for their lives by faith. She is veteran of the United States military where she served her country in the Army National Guard for six years. In 1994 she graduated nursing school. She is currently a Hospice Nurse. She was ordained in 1996. She completed a Ministerial program at the Aenon Bible College in Indianapolis, IN in 2001 under the PAW. She was licensed & ordained by International Ministries Association 2002 by Bishop/Former Mayor James Hightower. She also served on the Board of Executive of International Ministerial Association for over 5 yrs & then became the Chairwoman for the Western District of the International Ministerial Association. Dr. Smith have also been licensed by Jabula International where Bishop Tudor Bismark & Bishop Hugh Smith Jr. is the overseer. She serves under the apostolic covering of Bishop Tudor & Pastor ChiChi Bismark, founders of Jabula New Life Ministries & New Life Covenant Church of Harare, Zimbabwe; and is one of the pastor of the Jabula North America. Her Spiritual Parents are Bishop James & Pastor June Hightower of the Word of Truth in Benton Harbor. MI. Dr. Smith has been in ministry for over 20 years and Pastoring for 16 years. Dr. Smith was called to Pastor in 2001 & founded "In the Name of Jesus Christ Ministries" of South Haven,MI. The name was changed in 2005 to Christ Embassy under the mandate of God and their motto is We are the Ambassadors for Christ (2 Cor 5:20). Dr. Smith received her Masters Degree in Theology and then continued her education and received her Doctorate in Theology from Cypress Bible College of Van, Texas. She stands on the Word of God. Her greatest desire is to hear the Lord say well done my good & faithful Servant.
1 Kings 18:41 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.
Elijah didn’t care what his servant said Elijah knew within himself that the rain was coming and the more the servant said no. Elijah was persistent “Go up again.” 2 Cor 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
The dictionary defines Persistent as continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. I encourage you regardless of the obstacles that are set before you, push yourself to stay the course until you reach your destiny. Prov 4:25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. The enemy will throw things in your path to stop you and to frustrate you, so that you will give up before you receive the blessings that God has for you. The worst things gets the closer you are to your destiny, Gal 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. If you hold on and be persistent you shall reap in due season. Just Be Persistent
The bible encourages us to pray without ceasing. Does this mean we must stay on our kness 24/7. Absolutely not, but it does mean that we should have our heart and mind fix on the things of the Lord, talking to Him throughout the day.
Now, we should have a special time during the day where we shut out all distractions and spend quality time with the Lord, giving Him our undivided attention.
St. Luke 18:1 says… that men ought to always to pray, and not faint.
I have to say this, if you are faniting you must not be praying and if you are praying you shouldn’t be fainting.
Pray without ceasing. And you will experience supernatural things occuring in your life. Pray!
Matt 14:14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
18 He said, Bring them hither to me.
19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, He blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
When we pray we must pray with compassion. Years ago there was an Acronym going around WWJD which refers to What Would Jesus Do. Here in this passage of scripture the disciple wanted to send the people away because they didn’t have enough to feed the multitude but Jesus said, you need not to send them away. He took what they gave Him and Prayed and Blessed it. When you see someone going through, don’t ignore it, have compassion like Jesus did. You might not be able to meet the needs of the person but there is one that supplies our every need (Phil 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.) Give the situation to Jesus by Praying with Compassion.
By Mother Pearlene Smith forward by Pastor Darlene Smith
Don’t Let Nothing Or Nobody Stop Your Praise or Your Prayer Life!
Mark 10:46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
Sometimes we’re face with many circumstances and situations all designed by enemy to stop us from praising God and to hinder our prayer life. Blind Bartimaeus had many people charging him to keep quite. But he heard that Jesus was passing by ( Rom 10:17 Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God) he called out “Thou son of David, have mercy on me.” By calling Jesus the son of David, Blind Bartimaeus was saying, I know you are the Messiah the King of Kings. The more he cried out the more the people shhh him. The Bible said Blind Bartimaeus cried the more a great deal, “Thou son of David, have mercy on me.” I encouraged you the more you go through a troublesome situation the more you should call out to Jesus. Don’t let nothing stop your prayer life or your praise. Ps 71:14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. If you noticed he came to Jesus no one took him and noticed he was not yet healed so Blind Bartimaeus was walking, how you may asked? 2 Cor 5:7 say For we walk by faith, not by sight. Jesus then said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. When you call out to Jesus with the Prayer of Faith you will be made whole, so don’t stop praising Him and for sure don’t let nothing or nobody hinder your prayer life.
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Notice that scripture tells us to give thanks in everything, not for all things just in everything. When trouble, problems or unfavorable situations strikes, we are not to thank God for them. He is not author of them. He’s the one that gets us through them. And that’s what we’re to thank Him for. When Jesus encountered sickness and death He never gave thanks for them. Instead, He overcame them by God’s power. So give thanks like Jesus did—not for Satan’s activities but for the victory God has given you over every situation.
We live in a time where people are losing their ability to pay attention. The average television show has angle changes every few seconds – or less. People just aren’t able to focus as long as they used to. I say try Meditating on God’s word. The Bible says in Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
I encourage you to slow down and Meditate on God’s word and you will have Good Success.
Ps 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Have you ever seen a palm tree in a storm it bends but it won’t break. When you meditate on God’s word you can make it through the storm of life without breaking.
Be Persistent.
January 9, 2017 by admin • Monthly Blog • 0 Comments
Be Persistent
1 Kings 18:41 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.
Elijah didn’t care what his servant said Elijah knew within himself that the rain was coming and the more the servant said no. Elijah was persistent “Go up again.” 2 Cor 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
The dictionary defines Persistent as continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. I encourage you regardless of the obstacles that are set before you, push yourself to stay the course until you reach your destiny. Prov 4:25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. The enemy will throw things in your path to stop you and to frustrate you, so that you will give up before you receive the blessings that God has for you. The worst things gets the closer you are to your destiny, Gal 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. If you hold on and be persistent you shall reap in due season. Just Be Persistent